1969 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1969 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

4 November 1969

Nominee J. Sargeant Reynolds H. Dunlop Dawbarn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 472,853 371,246 Percentage 53.97% 42.37%

Lieutenant Governor before election Fred G. Pollard Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor J. Sargeant Reynolds Democratic

The 1969 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1969 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Virginia Senate J. Sargeant Reynolds defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Virginia Senate H. Dunlop Dawbarn, American Independent nominee Samuel J. Breeding Jr. and Conservative nominee Louis A. Brooks Jr..

General election

On election day, 4 November 1969, Democratic nominee J. Sargeant Reynolds won the election by a margin of 101,607 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee H. Dunlop Dawbarn, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Reynolds was sworn in as the 30th lieutenant governor of Virginia on 17 January 1970.

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Sargeant Reynolds	472,853	53.97
	Republican	H. Dunlop Dawbarn	371,246	42.37
	American Independent	Samuel J. Breeding Jr.	16,839	1.92
	Conservative	Louis A. Brooks Jr.	15,277	1.74
Total votes			876,215	100.00
	Democratic hold